Long Range Desert Group
Military unit
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The Long Range Desert Group was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War.
Originally called the Long Range Patrol, the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph Alger Bagnold, acting under the... Wikipedia
Founder: Ralph Bagnold
Active: July 1940 – August 1945
Equipment: Chevrolet or Ford trucks, Willys Jeep
Motto(s): Non Vi Sed Arte (Latin: Not by Strength, but by Guile) (unofficial)
Nickname(s): Libyan Desert Taxi Service; Pattuglia Fantasma (Italian: Ghost Patrol)
Notable commanders: Ralph Alger Bagnold; Guy Lenox Prendergast; John Richard Easonsmith; David Lloyd Owen
Part of: Western Desert Force; Eighth Army